HMS Prince of Wales was the sister ship of
HMS King George-V and HMS Duke of York. Both of these battleships
fought against famous German Kriegs Marine battleships. HMS Prince of
Wales fought against battleship Bismarck during the Battle of Denmark
Strait. She received several hits from Bismarck and ceased fire.
But later, she changed her course and began to follow German warships
from a safe distance. During this time, both ships ( Bismarck and
Prince of Wales ) opened fire within some periods but no one could
succeed to destroy each other. HMS Prince of Wales was lost during
an unsuccessful attack against Japan Navy, at Pacific Ocean.
Japan torpedo bombers hit this Royal Navy battleship several times
and succeeded to sink her. Her sister ship HMS Duke of York was very
famous too. This battleship destroyed German battle cruiser DKM
Scharnhorst during the Battle of North Cape. This battle cruiser
had been sank by the torpedoes of some British destroyers and cruisers
later (26.12.1943)